to the accompaniment of

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1

: while corresponding music is played

She sang the song to the accompaniment of a piano.

2

: at the same time (something else) is happening

She made the announcement to the accompaniment of loud applause.

Examples of to the accompaniment of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Edwin Díaz was coming in from the bullpen, not to the accompaniment of a live trumpeter preceding a save opportunity, but to a recording preceding a middle inning of an uninspiring defeat. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

The garden is known as an al fresco dining space during warmer weather, in past years sometimes to the accompaniment of live harpists and other music. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026

Penn then lifted his wife's veil and, to the accompaniment of the theme from Chariots of Fire, planted a kiss on her and sparked a standing ovation. — Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025

What Marielle Knows has a good sense of humor, and the 87 minutes breeze by to the accompaniment of classical snippets by Brahms, Schubert and others. — Jay D. Weissberg, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025

In the exhibition at Marian Goodman, a video reproduces the original projections, with one image quickly succeeded by the next, to the accompaniment of a Pink Floyd soundtrack. — Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025

Covering John Lennon’s shivering, most sensitive lyrics to the accompaniment of Dean’s windy, barely-there soundscape is brilliant. — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 30 June 2023

In it, the singer poses in a jean jacket and denim pant combo on a couch, stares longingly into the camera and strikes some contemplative model poses to the accompaniment of the jazzy soundtrack. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

Rhymes for to the accompaniment of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove